Guard News - The National Guard - Mar 2016

Jax the therapy dog touches Airmen's hearts at California's 163rd Attack Wing
March 3, 2016 — RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A therapy dog touches the hearts of Airmen as he makes his rounds through the squadron work centers. It is not the typical scene you find at work on military bases although it is a...

Puerto Rico ChalleNGe program leader receives national honor
March 2, 2016 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Matilde Almodovar, the director of the ChalleNGe program in Puerto Rico, was selected as the Director of the Year for the National Guard National Guard Bureau Youth Foundation...

Alaska Air Guard C-17 crews and Guardian Angels train in Hawaii
March 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDFORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Nearly 50 members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing participated in a search and rescue (SAR) exercise in Hawaii from Feb. 16 to 26,...

California National Guard helped hold the line at Super Bowl
March 2, 2016 — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The California National Guard trains tirelessly for every type of emergency. Its Soldiers' and Airmen's skills are finely honed and wide-ranging, but the best-case scenario is...

New York Air National Guard aids Australian Antarctic researchers
March 1, 2016 — McMURDO STATION, Antarctica - New York Air National Guard Airmen who fly the only ski-equipped aircraft in the American military gave a lift to 35 Australian Antarctic researchers heading back home on...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future